How To Record Better Baby Pictures During The First 90 Days
November 30th, 2008 by Chuck | No Comments | Filed in PhotographyAlthough babies are the cutest and most precious beings in the universe, why is there such a huge discrepancy between a really cute BABY and a truly mediocre baby PICTURE?
If you want to take baby photos that capture THE TRUE ESSENCE OF YOUR BABY, remember these critical points…
Your Baby’s First 3 Months
Think of this period in your baby’s photographic life as the MOLDING STAGE. Like Gumby, you can pretty much place the baby in any position you want. And if someone else is posing the baby while you are already in position to shoot, so much the better.
This is the time to capture those adorable little baby bits. You can read about additional tips for photographing babies and view sample baby pics here.
At this age, the “baby bits” (feet, hands, eyes, noses, etc.) ALONE can make a wonderful photograph. Either use your camera’s macro setting and/or carefully crop a non-macro picture.
Black and White images can also create quite an impression. Check your camera for any black and white selection. Or, most of the photo-editing software has ways to make the transition from color to black and white fairly simple.
When you add a parent’s hand(s) or face to the picture, an entirely different effect is created.
Play With Perspective
One approach is to get at eye-level with a sleeping baby, but position yourself at their feet. Believe it or not, you could easily take 50 photographs of a sleeping baby, and never take 2 that are identical.
An outstanding photographic exercise would be to snap off 50 images, each one from a different angle and perspective; using different focus points and aperture settings (for depth of field). Don’t worry; you won’t run out of ideas!
Once you begin to think about taking baby photos differently, all sorts of new posing ideas will emerge. One example is to use the camera’s macro setting when taking baby photos.
With the use of a tripod, focus solely on the baby’s eye, thus pushing the nose and everything else OUT OF FOCUS. Although more challenging with babies, it is possible (and very dramatic) to catch the reflection of an object in the baby’s eye. For that type of image, an extreme crop would be optimal.
Want to see more ideas for taking better baby photos? We’ll show you how to create stunning baby photos for every stage of your baby’s first 18 months.
Tags: aperture, baby, Black-and-white, Camera, Computers, depth of field, photograph, Photography
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